Figma vs Font Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Figma
Access and review design files, prototypes, and presentations on your mobile device. Collaborate with teammates by adding and replying to comments, sharing files, and managing permissions. Mirror designs in real-time and explore prototypes with interactive features.
- Access design, FigJam, prototype, and slides files
- Create and reply to comments
- Share files with collaborators
- Play and replay prototypes
- Mirror designs in real-time
- Manage file permissions
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Create, prototype, and collaborate on the go. View, share, mirror, and build in just a few taps with Figma’s official mobile app. REVIEW YOUR FILES * Access Figma Design, Make, Slides, and FigJam files. * Search for files by name or browse your recent files. * Move between pages and flows with ease. COMMENT AND REPLY * Add comments and mention teammates across Figma Design, Slides, and FigJam files. * Get notified for new comments and replies. * Resolve and reply to comments on the go. * See every comment thread in one place. SHARE FILES WITH YOUR TEAM * Invite collaborators and share links to your files. PLAY DESIGN PROTOTYPES * Play and replay prototypes in full screen. * Adjust prototype scaling. * Toggle hotspot hints. MIRROR DESIGNS IN REAL-TIME * Sync selected frames from desktop to your mobile device. * Watch live desktop edits reflected on your device. * Preview designs scaled to a device screen. PROTOTYPE AND REVIEW WITH MAKE * Test mobile prototypes and validate on-device interactions * Share Makes with collaborators for review and approval EXPLORE SLIDES EFFORTLESSLY * View and comment on decks in both landscape and portrait mode. MANAGE PERMISSIONS ON THE FLY * Update file permissions to control who can view or edit your work. BROWSE AND SWITCH WORKSPACES AND ACCOUNTS * Navigate between teams, plans, projects, and accounts. On iPad, you can also use FigJam to: * Sketch with the Apple Pencil to explore and iterate on ideas more fluidly. * Share and riff on early thinking with your team. * Annotate designs to share feedback. * Jot down ideas whenever inspiration strikes.
Font Studio
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Font Studio: Font Engineering A professional font toolkit for creating, editing, inspecting, composing, repairing and converting fonts — entirely on-device. Font Studio brings real font engineering tools to iPhone and iPad. Work directly with your fonts without sending files to a server or relying on a desktop computer. CREATE AND EDIT FONTS Build and refine fonts with professional vector tools. • Design glyphs with Bézier paths • Draw and edit vector outlines • Transform, duplicate and flip glyphs • Inspect individual glyph structures • Create new fonts from scratch • Import and work with existing typefaces WORK WITH GLYPHS Explore and manage the characters inside your fonts. • Browse glyphs visually • Search Unicode characters • Inspect glyph mappings • Remove unwanted glyphs • Replace glyphs • Subset fonts by character coverage • Compare glyphs and font coverage PERFECT TYPOGRAPHY Fine-tune the details that make type look right. • Edit glyph metrics • Adjust advance widths • Fine-tune spacing • Edit kerning • Preview typography with real font rendering • Compare changes against the original • Test custom text, paragraphs and specimens COMPOSE FONTS Combine typefaces while keeping control over what gets added. • Compare source and destination fonts • Find missing characters • Resolve glyph conflicts • Choose which glyph to keep • Compose new font files • Handle composite glyph dependencies • Review changes before building the result VARIABLE FONT TOOLS Work with variable font technology directly on your device. • Inspect variable axes • Work with multiple font masters • Build variable fonts from compatible masters • Configure axes and instances • Preview variable font output • Export production-ready font files INSPECT OPENTYPE Go beyond the visible glyphs. Inspect: • GSUB • GPOS • GDEF • kern • cmap • glyf • gvar • hmtx • name • OS/2 • STAT • fvar • MVAR • and other font tables View scripts, lookups, feature information, metrics, coverage and technical metadata. REPAIR AND OPTIMIZE Analyze your fonts before they reach production. • Detect font health issues • Inspect warnings and diagnostics • Clean problematic outlines • Optimize font structure • Review technical findings • Re-analyze after changes CONVERT AND EXPORT Work with common font formats on-device. • TTF • OTF • WOFF • WOFF2 Convert, process and export your fonts without uploading them to a remote service. FONT PREVIEW Test your typeface before exporting it. Use: • Type preview • Paragraph preview • Specimen preview • Glyph preview • Custom text • Typography metrics • Spacing and kerning • Variable font axes BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Font Studio is designed as a real font workspace rather than a simplified desktop companion. Use it on iPhone for focused font work, or take advantage of the larger iPad workspace for detailed editing, inspection and typography. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your font files can stay on your device. Font processing is performed locally, so you can work with your typefaces without needing to upload them to a cloud font-processing service. Create. Edit. Engineer. Perfect. Font Studio by Podzi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Figma at none against Font Studio's 3. Figma also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#66 vs unranked). Font Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Font Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Figma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Figma ships an update weekly, Font Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Figma | Font Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #66 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Figma Inc. | Ahmed Nader |
Bugs and requests
Figma
Reported bugs
5 issues- Mirror feature doesn't work consistently
- Prototype playback issues, like zooming in too much
- App forgets scroll/zoom state when switching back
- Crashes when trying to open large files
- Login issues, constantly requiring re-login
Requested features
5 requests- Add editing capabilities, especially for iPad
- Improve Apple Pencil support in FigJam
- Allow moving the toolbox out of the way on the screen
- Implement multi-account support
- Add option to change sharing permissions
Font Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Figma
No in-app purchases
Font Studio
- Font Studio Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Font Studio Pro Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Life time$49.99









